In general I prefer to wear white metal watches. I think they go better with casual clothes and don't attract unwanted attention as much as yellow or red gold watches. And of course, in the case of Langes, there is the colorful movement that one can enjoy privately.

On the other hand, there is no denying the striking beauty of some colored metal watches. I particularly like the contrast of blued steel hands with yellow and red gold cases. This is the RG version of the Langematik Gangreserve, a 2005 Limited Edition of 25 pieces sold only at Wempe New York. This iPhone shot unfortunately does not do justice to the red color of the case and doesn't really capture the contrast with the blue hands.

Photos with somewhat more accurate color can be seen in the pictures I took with a "real" camera that I included in my detailed review of the Gangreserve that you can find via this link.

It hadn't occurred to me that there are so many similarities between the Gangreserve dial and the RL PLM. Very similar Romans, a seconds subdial at 6:00 with railroad track, almost the same diameter, the color combination . . . . Of course, the RL has an exquisite white enamel dial, and the movement is beyond compare. The silvery shimmery dial of the Gangreserve (not captured in my poor photo) is very nice though.

The "Yellowjacket" Dato is always stunning. Part of that is the novelty - the combination of a yellow gold case and black dial is so rare. On balance, I guess I prefer the combination of RG and black dial, but there is no denying that the Yellowjscket is a striking timepiece!